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Welcome to the Wangapeka Study & Retreat Centre. Owned by the Wangapeka Educational Trust, we are located about an hour and a half’s drive SW of Nelson, New Zealand. Nestled in the foothills of the Southern Alps we overlook the beautiful Wangapeka River and have an excellent microclimate for sunny weather. Renowned as a wonderful place to meditate, people come from all over the world to experience what’s on offer.

Directions to Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre

From your starting point, drive to Tapawera (if you come from either the south or the north you will turn off State Highway 6 at Kohatu Junction).

Drive right through Tapawera, past the shops on your right and then just as you are leaving the township turn left onto Tadmore Valley Road.

(If coming from Motueka, just before you enter Tapawera, look for the Tadmore Valley Road on the right).

Drive past Tapawera Settle Backpackers. Then continue for about 9kms.

Look out for a tiny red roof church on your left and then a big white old shop with poles further on the right: At this old shop you will find the turn off right to Tadmor Bushend Road. Turn right onto this road. The road climbs up steeply at first. Continue on this road for several kms.

The road will turn to gravel and where it does so you are going straight ahead – don’t turn left onto Slippery Road. Continue straight and ignore first Hewitt road and then Jones road both on the right. Keep going and the road will turn into Wangapeka River Road.

You will come to a ‘Ford !!!!’ sign and The Wangapeka Retreat Centre is very soon after that. It takes about 20 minutes from Tapawera.

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If you require transport to and from the Centre, we recommend contacting Brooke for details and availability:

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Welcome to the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre. The Wangapeka is a purpose built retreat centre, with fresh clean air and beautiful vistas. It is very quiet and ideal for respite, stress relief and deep meditation. We have a meditation hall, solo retreat huts, a main hall for dining and community, and a fully catered kitchen and an onsite vegetable garden. Many people visit from all over the world to meditate and enjoy the beauty of the centre.

We are located in the foothills of the Southern Alps overlooking the Wangapeka River, about an hour and a half drive SW of Nelson, New Zealand.

We have meditation retreats throughout the year, have huts available for solo retreats, and welcome bookings from external groups. There are also opportunities available to work on our land. Come and enjoy this uniquely vibrant and peaceful centre.